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Bloggers mix business with pleasure at Cherry Republic

Posted by andrewm on Aug 21st 2015

Millions of people visit northern Michigan on vacation and business; everyone has a great story to tell friends, family and co-workers. Northern Michigan really tells its’ own tale to each person uniquely. Recently we had a group of food bloggers visit Traverse City for a business retreat coined “Sharing By The Shore” mixing business with pleasure. These bloggers could not have selected a better backdrop than the Traverse City area or a Cherry Republic store. Their purpose was to connect, ...

Turning Lemons Into "Mula" The Cherry Republic Way

Posted by bob on Jul 29th 2015

Lemonade!... Lemonade for sale!... Get your Cherry Lemonade!... It is never too early to practice your entrepreneurial and business skills! If you are under the age of 10, grab your parents and head to the Great Hall to sign up for your hour long selling time. Times are available Friday and Saturdays from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. For $10, Cherry Republic will provide… The stand The lemonade The cups A board to create a sign You get to set your prices and keep half the profits, we ...

Cherries: From Orchard to Store

Posted by bob on Jul 20th 2015

A Queen Anne cherry tree outside of Cherry Republic. Within 25 miles of Cherry Republic’s headquarters in Glen Arbor is the greatest cherry growing region in the world with nearly 2 million cherry trees resting on our beautiful hillsides overlooking Lake Michigan. How do all those cherries get grown and harvested and then made into the 190 scrumptious Cherry Republic products? It takes a dab of luck, a good share of expertise, and lots and lots of hard work. Before Cherry Republic can do ...

Hide and Go Seek

Posted by bob on Jul 8th 2015

You’re never too old to play hide and seek. At least, that’s how we feel. And to prove it, we’re inviting you along to play. On Friday, July 17, a handpicked group of Cherry Republic employees will be delivering products to the Glen Arbor store. Rather than using our trucks, they will be traveling on foot, bicycle, or other non-motorized means. Here’s the fun part – anyone who can find and tag them will get a sample of the products in their backpack. We’re still working out the rules a ...

Boomer the Bear

Posted by bob on Apr 30th 2015

Boomer, the Cherry Republic Bear, looks more relaxed now that he finally has a name. The bear has been around for ages, but he's lacked a name until now. We asked for suggestions from our Orchard Report readers, and hundreds poured in. After whittling the nominations down to a short list, you weighed in with your votes and we have a winner. His name is Boomer. Boomer’s name was suggested by Amy Hedley of Hazel Park, Michigan. Actually, it was suggested by several people (great minds th ...

Valentine's Day Giveaway Winners

Posted by bob on Feb 11th 2015

Two weeks ago we asked you to suggest someone you thought should be our Valentine. Whether it was someone who needed a little cheering up, someone who is just totally awesome and deserving of some recognition, a dear friend, or someone you admire from afar, we wanted to know. The response was overwhelming. We had over 1,000 people nominated! Whittling down so many worthy nominees to just 5 winners was way too hard, so we took the easy way out and decided to have more winners! But even ...

The Quest for the True Cherry Pie

Posted by bob on Feb 5th 2015

Our True Cherry Pie. Simple and delicious. They fly off the shelves as quickly as we can bake them. It's become one of our signature products. But few people enjoying a slice of our True Cherry Pie on a balmy summer's day know of the desperate 40-mile journey through the teeth of the worst blizzard of 2002 that led us to discover the secret. We'd been making a Cherry Pie for years, and our customers were happy with it. Then we tasted something better: a pie far superior to the standard go ...

Bringing Cherry Pie to the Italian Countryside

Posted by LauraAnn on Jan 15th 2015

The restaurant and bed-and-breakfast at Agriturismo Signur Set in a mountainous northern Italian village, only 30 minutes from Lake Como, Agriturismo Signur is a picturesque contradiction of old world Italian farmstead-charm and modern Ikea esthetic. The property is host to a bed and breakfast, farm to table restaurant, u-pick berry farm, and a handful of donkeys, chickens, ducks, and guinea fowl. I arrived there in late July to work as a farm hand and fill-in cook after four long months ...

Hockey on Little Glen Lake

Posted by bob on Dec 5th 2014

As we have been driving back and forth between our Glen Arbor HQ and our Empire Warehouse fulfilling orders, our staff has been driving by perfect ice on Little Glen Lake. The ice has been smooth as glass and hard as diamonds across the entire lake. We knew it wouldn't be thick, but we thought it was time to kick off a beloved winter activity -- ice skating. So yesterday, a few of us pulled away from work early and I grabbed my boys and Steph and we skated in the wind protected lee of the Sleepi ...

Summer Photo Challenge Round Three

Posted by bob on Sep 4th 2014

Our winner! Enthusiasm overcomes even this summer's cooler waters. The final round of our Summer Photo Challenge has wrapped up. As in the Rounds One and Two, we received a ton of great photos. From stunning up north scenery to those simple and delightful family moments, the entries beautifully captured the joy of Life, Liberty, Beaches, and Pie. You guys definitely don't like to make our job easy. We almost had to resort to picking a winner at random! But by a narrow margin, we have a wi ...

Summer Photo Challenge Round Two

Posted by bob on Aug 15th 2014

Our winner! It was that kind of summer, and nothing celebrates Life, Liberty, Beaches, and Pie more strongly than the spirit of jumping in Lake Michigan on a cold and stormy day! We received so many submissions for Round Two of our Summer Photo Challenge it took us a little longer than it did in Round One to sift through them all. With so many worthy submissions, picking a winner was predictably hard. If you're unfamiliar with our photo contest, the rules are simple. Submit a photo that y ...

Summer Fun Around Cherry Republic

Posted by bob on Jul 17th 2014

Like summer, cherries are all about having fun. That's why we lovingly refer to them as our "ruby red morsels of joy." If you happen to visit our headquarters in Glen Arbor, you'll likely find an exciting cherry-themed event being held that day. From cherry pit spitting competitions in our Olympic Size Pit Spit Arena, to messy but delicious pie eating contests, to squishy cherry stomps and Cherry Bingo competitions, we've got something for the whole family. Cherry Picking Around mid-July of ea ...

Summer Photo Challenge Round One

Posted by bob on Jul 17th 2014

Each day, we strive to live and work by our motto Life, Liberty, Beaches and Pie. It means something special to each and every person so we set out to capture its essence in a Summer Photo Challenge. Does your definition include crystal blue water and an endless sand beach? Maybe it's a golden sunset. Maybe it's sharing a moment with family and friends on a dock. Or maybe it's watching a Bald Eagle soar over the hills and valleys of northern Michigan. No matter what it is, all that matters is ...

A Cherry Republic Spring Break

Posted by bob on Mar 28th 2014

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVWEOz_yPpY] What some have dubbed "the endless winter" may at last be drawing to a close. Spring Break is here! Like many around the country, several at Cherry Republic have skipped town heading for warmer climes. Those of us left holding the fort in Glen Arbor decided to get out for our very own Cherry Republic-style Spring Break, complete with sunbathing and swimming. So either the weather is finally warming up or our cabin fever is approachin ...

2014 Cherry Barter

Posted by bob on Jan 23rd 2014

There are only a few certainties in life: death, taxes and that one Christmas gift that just makes us scratch our heads.  Whether we already have it, don't need it, don't want it, or are just plain confused, we know it will just end up collecting dust. The thought is what matters anyway, right? For years we received emails the week after Christmas from customers saying they received this and that, but truly wishing it was a bag of Dried Cherries or Original Cherry Salsa from Cherry Republic.  S ...